WANA (Jun 24) – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said Tehran has no plans to grant access to nuclear facilities that have been targeted in attacks, stressing that any discussion on the matter would only take place within the framework of a final agreement and after the other side fulfills its commitments.

 

In a post on X, Gharibabadi stated that no meeting was held with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Switzerland, despite a request from the agency chief.

 

He further emphasized that there is “no plan to provide access to the facilities that were attacked or to nuclear materials,” adding that such issues would be addressed only as part of a final agreement and following concrete action by the other side to lift all sanctions and resolve other outstanding matters.

 

Criticizing media speculation surrounding the issue, the deputy foreign minister said, “You cannot advance a ‘create it and normalize it’ policy through media hype.”

 

Gharibabadi’s remarks come amid ongoing discussions about the future of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, particularly regarding oversight of nuclear facilities affected by recent attacks. Tehran maintains that decisions on these matters remain tied to broader negotiations and the fulfillment of commitments by the other parties involved.

 

As negotiations between the Iranian and U.S. delegations concluded in Switzerland, several U.S. officials, along with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, made claims regarding the details of cooperation with Iran and the presence of the agency’s inspectors in the country.